WritingPrompts

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[WP] Every law has a story behind it. Here's the story of why bagpipes, viking helmets, and dinosaur costumes are outlawed at shopping malls.	8
[WP] On a whim, Danny Devito decides to remove the "-ito" from his last name. He suddenly grows 2 feet taller, as the suffix "-ito" in Spanish means "little".	8
[WP] Entering your personal information online for college financial aid, you're met with an error as the website rejects your birth date, claiming it doesn't match their records. You call your mother in to help you, and in a bittersweet tone she responds. "I guess it's time you heard the truth."	7
[WP] You're a wanted man for crimes unknown. Luckily, your hometown is on your side, and goes to great lengths to disguise and camouflage you, so you can still go about your daily life, safe from the watchful eye of the government. This is your story. You are... Waldo.	5
[WP] All the protagonists of every story written here are suddenly teleported into a large room with no exit. A loudspeaker blares "In 3 hours, if half of you are not dead, we will kill 90% of those remaining. Begin."	5
[EU] Your entire family wakes up from the Matrix simultaneously, only to discover you're not actually related in real life, and have complete memories with both families.	4
[WP] The Twelve Days of Christmas are actually a tower-defense game. After slaying your 12th Partridge of the game on the 12th day, you see the words "On the Thirteenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me..."	2
[WP] You are elected President of the United States. To help Youtube content creators, you secretly sprinkle the lyrics of meme-able songs like the Pokemon theme song and All Star throughout your speeches.	1
[WP] Hoping to legally collect early on your inheritance, you begin to introduce or suggest to your parents increasingly mildly dangerous activities or actions, hoping that eventually it'll add up and their lifespan will decrease.	1
[WP] World record holders have their awards inscribed on their arms by some unseen force, whose leaderboards are updated daily at midnight. As someone who has never held an award, you glance down one night to see both "Oldest human alive" and "Youngest human alive" etched into your skin.	1

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